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DtittS. When Mr. John Kemble fought Mr. Aikman, it was singular that they had only one second between them, and which was Mr. Bannister, sen. In the duel in which Lord Camelford was killed by Mr. Best, this latter gentle man, and both the seconds, ran off upon the approach of a stranger, ienving Lord Camelford on his back, in a field which was' overflowed to the depth of several inches by water and yet Lord Camelford, wben he was dying, de dared that all parties had behaved " like men of honour." In 1608, a Major Campbell, of the 21st Foot, a brother of the Eat i of Breadslbane, was executed for thimurder of Capt. Boyd, of the same regiment. It was hoped that this exe cution would putin end to duelling in Ireland—the parties had dined together at the mess table, and, upon a very trifling dispute, had adjourned into a dark room : they stood in the corners of the room diagonally, the distance being only seven yards, and fired—Captain Boyd was hit in the abdomen ; whilst he-was dying, Major Campbell was extremely anxious to obtain an acknowledgment that all ha d been fair, but the only thing that the dying man wottid say, was Campbell, you have hurried me, you are a bad man."—Cainphell then uttered in great anxiety, " Good God, did not you say you were ready ?"—Cap tain Boyd replied feebly, a Yes :" but in a moment after, uttered, "01 Campbell, you know I wanted you to wait and have friends—Campbell, you are a bad tnan." The Jury had recommended the prisoner to mercy, and his wife had travelled to London, with a petition to the King. She arrived at Windsor at eight o'clock in the evening, when the King had retired to rest; but the Queen took the petition in to him, and the Princesses showed the, unhappy lady every attention. However, while she was kept in London in delusive hopes, she at last learned that her husband " had suffered the sentence of the law." The Thraseology of the Irish on this subject is most ridiculous. hus,' when Mr. O'Connell had shot Mr. D'Esterre,'the Preeman's Journal of 2d of Feb. 1815, commences an ac countof the meeting, by stating, that " a difference was ad justed yesterday, at Bishop's Court,County of Kildare," &c. We recollect when that Dort Whiskenuido fellow, ydep ped Baron Geramb, walked and drove about London, to the surprise of the natives, his courage being suspected, in order to prove his terrific valour, he made affidavit upon all the Saints of the Calendar, that he had formerly chal lenged a terrible German, to lght him muzzle to muzzle, on the brink of the crater of Mount Vesuvius. This made Captain O'Shatinnessy declare the Baron to he as fine a tratur as any in Galway. One of the most disgraceful duels ever fought was that between two Irish gentleman, Captain Stapleton and Mr. Grainger, at the Blue Posts • Inn, at Portsmouth. The parties had quarrelled in the collier brig in which they had arrived from Ireland, and a challenge had been'given to fight next day on shore; but such challenges had been so frequently given between the parties and neglected, that Mr. G. thought nothing more of it. At seven o'clock, the next morning, however, Mr. G. was awakened by a bony knuckle knocking at his chamber door. " Oh, by my conscience, and who is it that would he disturbing an Irish jontleman ?" cried Mr. G. " my honey, its my own dear self that would just be a'rter spiking a word with you." " And who are you, my jewel ?" " Och, and sure enough, and would not you be knowing who your own dear friend is, Captain Stapleton, that would be just settling a bit of difference bet Ween you like a jontleman, in an honourable way. I have got a brace, of nice prattler's, and a basket of powder and shot, and here's Ben, the mate of the brig, will be seconds to 'both of us; so conic, my dear honey, 'and make no more bodder about it, for by St. Patrick, one of shall never ate another plater, as long as he lives, as sure as ould Ireland is our o w n de ar I s l an d. " " Och, my kind friend, my jewel, I'll be with you in an instant, and have a little davarsion this could Morning before breakfast, and not a mother's son of us shall ever see ould Ireland again till he's kilt." So saying, out rushed the gaunt, will figure of. Mr. Grain ger, in his shirt and red slippers, with his hair dishevelled, and his eyes half-opened. They hurried into the passage of the inn, the mate Ben stood by with the basket of balk and powder, but at the first fire Mi. Grainger was killed. The peopleof the inn and the passengers from the street came running to the. sot, Captain Stapleton was secured, and tried at the Winc hester Assizes, and to the honour of an English Jury, was acquitted of murder. Thus ended this affair of honour.—Glasgow Free Press. POOR IN IRELAND.—Mr. James Grattan has given notice of certain resolutions which he mealis to move on the subject of the Poor of Ireland. Without mitering by any means into the question of the principle of the Poore' Rate, them can be no doubt of the necessity of looking speedily and steadily to the condition of the Irish poor—frightful beyond pa rallel, as it is, and pregnant with the most awful consequences. The subject could not be in better or honester hands—and what ever the opinions may be, as to the abstract principle—however men may , differ as to a legal provision for the Poor—there can he no difference of opinion as to the necessity of a thorough and com plete iuquiry.—Dublin Evening Post. . The malicious curiosity o f t h e world is quite abo- Minable ! There is the most ill-natured story going . about tbat can be conceived, about a well-known literary character ; and all the result of that detestable prying disposition, which makes idle people so fond of finding out" every thing that does nut concern them. It seems the party in question—whose name I will ant mention—has lately taken a houSe a little way out of town, with a * 1 carriage-sweep," great gates, &c. in front of the dwelling ; something perhaps upon the pompous order—like a shrimp going to live in the shell of a lobster—rather too imperial for his alive.- t'ent estate and means—but extremely respectable. However, this, one would have thought, was nothing to any body. And the new proprietor kept the mansion up very carefully ; and every thing appeared *bout the place as it had been used to do, and as if the accustomed competent establishment were still maintained in it. But at last, sonic meddling overlooking coxcomb took it into his head to perceive that the marks of wheels upon Mr. —e-'s gravel drive were distinctly visible every morning, though he kept no carriage himself, nor any ever—that was seen—came to visit him. And, being determined to fathom that, and all other mysteries, the villain—who had perhaps some suspicion —got up one morning at five o'clock—and actually saw the proprietor in person, running a wheelbarrow twice round the coach circle, to produce the desired,effect !—Monthly and European Magazine for December. AFFECTING Cr mcirsisrAscE.—The following in cident, which occurred in the month of October last, would have been narrated at the time, hal the facts been communicated to us throng!' an authentic' channel. ddhe Iliggens, farrn-servant, Ainibagliesh, parish of Glenluce, has a little daughter, three years old, which, having followed a cart to the potatoe field, was allow ed to play about till the evening, which was then very near at hand. The child amused itself by plucking wild-flowers, which were rife enough in the month of October, and allured, perhaps, by the sight of a few tufts of unfaded heather, strolled unnoticed to ccontiguous moor of at least 1,000 acres inextent When the labourers were about to quit the field, the girl was called and looked for in vain, and though the shades of night were closing in on all sides, a diligent search rues immediately inatituted, in which all the neighbours joined.. At a late hour the afflicted relatives were const r ained by their friends to return home, and passed a mos t anxious and sleepless night. Early next m orn i ng t h e search was renewerd and continued for two successive days, het still with little hope of success. The child disappeared on a Wednesday evening, and it was not until ten o'clock on the Saturday following, th a t she was discovered by her grandfather, lying on her face, among A small heap of stones. The air, during the first night, wa s ' co ld and frosty; on the second, it rained without intermission, and on the third, the wind bleiV keenly from the east ; and during th e whole of that long period, the little sufferer had remained alone in the open wild, without food ur shelter of any kind. Her grand. father was in the knowledge of all these circumstances, and when he lifted his little favourite in his army, he expected to find her a stiffened corpse. The reader may judge then of his feelings when she opened her mild blue eyes, smiled in his fan., and in accents scarcely artieulate,enquired "where's my faitherand uncle Sandy?" So tender an appeal made under such circumstances was too much for the veteran's fortitude, and we Cannot better describe the scene than by quoting his own words, " I tried to thank my Maker aloud, but words I bad Mlle; my hair, I am sure, stood on end, and my heart was eini grit at the same time, that teat mysel' down wi' Nanny in my arms, and cried, and bitter cried, till the wee thing asked what ailed me, and I was brought to mysel' by think ing that i had turned the greatest bairn o' the twit." But Nanny with proper nursing recovered, and still lives a comfort to her parents, and a singular proof of the power and goodness of that superintending Provident* which tempers the wind to the shorn emir Ira Couriel . PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS. CONTROVERTED ELECTION PETITIONS, Session Is!6-'7. Arranged in the order in which they are appointed to be heard. E'r Names of Places. Petitioners. Sitting Membeis. o Denbigh (Bo.) ...F. R. West Joseph Ablett Feb. 13 (Double Ret.) Voters F. R. We►t Burgesses Joseph Ablett Votes s Do. Leonsinster Thomas Bish R. Stephenson Feb. 13 (Double Ret.) R. Stephenson Thomas Bish Electors R. Stephenson Westmeath Freeholders H. M. Tuite • Feb. 15 Do. Do. Ilchester Voters Richard Sharp Feb. 15 John Williams Kilkenny (City) P. S. Butler John Doherty Feb. 20 Coventry ......, Electors T. B. Fyler Feb. 20 R. E. Heatheote Waterford (Co.) Freekolders H. V. Stuart Feb. Q 2 Ipswich C. Mackinnon and Wm. Haldimand Feb. 22 R. A. Dundas R. Torrent Cavan • Freeholders D. anti Alex. Saunderson Penryn C. F. May William Manning Feb. '27 Electors Do. Preston William Cobbett E. G. Stanley Alsich John Wood Stirling, &c. Hon. J. Maitland Robert Downie March 1 (Burghs) Berwick on Tweed Electors John Gladstone March 6 Reading Voters George, Spence March 6 Pontefract Voters T. Houldsworth March 8 Le Geudre Nich. Starkie Dover Freemen C. P. Thomson March 8 Grail, &c.(Burghs)Sir William Rae James Balfour March 13 Delegate 'Do. Sudbury Charles Ogilvy . Bethell Walrond March 13 ' Do. Do. East Looe . Lord Porchester & J. D. B. Elphin- March 15 R. C. Scarlett stone Hon. William Se bright Lascelles Wootton Bassett Electors Horace Twiss March 15 George Philips Galway (County) J. S. Lambert and Richard Martin March 20 others Freeholders Dv. Dublin (Cuunty)..Freehulders Henry White March 20 R. W. Talbot Monaghan C. P. Leslie H. R. Westenra March 22 Tregony. J. A. Gordon and S. Lushington March 22 James Mackillop James Broughim . Electors Do. - Marlborough Thos. Hudson and Earl Bruce March 27 Wnt. Blackburne Lord Brudenell Banff-shire John Morison Earl of Fife March 27 Hedon Saint lees Voters James Halm March 29 DI/11 d nlk ...... An Elector Charles Barclay April 3 East Retford Sir'}. W. Wilson Sir R. DuOdas April 3 _ and Voters W. B. Wrightson . Fowey Voters It Healy Eden April 5 ' George Lucy Wells J. Paine Tudway Ludlow E. L. Charlton Lord Visct. Clive May 1 and Electors Kerry James Crosbie Hon. Wm. Hare May I Kingston-on-Hull Free Burgesses Daniel Sykes May 3 Canielfurd Sir H. F. Cooke, S. Cradock Mmy W. Lewiq, and Mark Mi lbank an Elector Mallow Electors C. D. 0. Jeptison 'May t Voters Do. Do. Do. Storkbritlge tiir It. S. Thos. Grosvenor 'May H amt A. Colville Geo. Wilbraham Beverley Electors C. IL Barley May i Galway (Town) Freeholders .. James O'Hara Dlay 10 Limeriek(CAmtity)Freeholders Thomas Lloyd May 15 UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. CAMISAIDGV, llzu. 15.—The election of a Representative in Parliament for this University, in consequence of the appointment of Sir John Copley to the office of Master of the Rolls, will take place to-morrow, when it is confidently expected that the Right Hon. Gentleman will be re-elected without opposition. Patzz Sus.rzers.—The Vice-Chancellor has issued the follow ing notice 1. His Royal Highness the Chancellor being pleased. to give annually a third gold medal fur the encouragement of English poetry, to such resident Undergraduate as shall compose the best Ode, or the best Poem in heroic verse ; the Vice-Chancellor gives notice that the subject for the present year is—Tire DRUIDS. N.B. These exercises are to be sent in to the Vice-Chancellor 1)0 or before March 31, 1827 ; and are not to exceed 200 lines in length. IL The Representatives in Parliament fur this University king ple.sed to give annually " (1) Two prizes of fifteen, guineas each, for the encouragement of Latin Pro►e composition, to be open to all Bachelors of tarts, Without distinction of years, who are not of sufficient standing to take the degree of Muter of Arts : and • (2) Two other prizes of fifteen guineas each, to be open to all Undergraduate', who "hall have resided not less than seven terms, at the time when the exercises ate to be sent in ; the subjects for the present year are , (1) For the Bachelors, Humerus. (2) For the Undergraduate', Gracia capia ferum vietarem repit, et arlea Inlulit eipreati Latio. N.B.—These exercises are to be sent in on or berme April SO, 111. Sir Wm. Browne having bequeathed three gold medals, value five guineas each, to such resident Undergraduates as shall cOnipOse. (1) . The best Greek Ode in imitation of Sappho; (1) The hest Latin Ode in imitation of Horace; (3) The best Greek Epigram after the model of the Antho !ogle, and the best Latin Epigram after the model of Martial; The subjects for the present year are— (1) Fur the Greek Ode, ,sanctius his animal.... Detrat adhuc, el quid donlinari in eatera posse: : Natus lbw est— (2) For the Latin Ode, . , Iphigenia in• Anti& (3) For the Epigrams, • fladv.mra. ti,a9v.ctra. N.B. Theie exercises are to be sent in on or before April 80, 1827. The Greek Ode is not to exceed twenty, and the, Latin Ode twenty-five atanzaa. IV. The Porson prize is the interest of 400/. stock, to be an nually employed in the purchase of one or more Greek books, to be given to such resident Undergraduate as shall make the best translation of a proposed passage in Shakespeare, ..Ben Jonenu, Messinger, or Beaumont and Fletcher, into Greek verse ; the subject for the present year is As You Lacs IT. Act 11. Scene 3. • Beginning . . . But do not so : I have, t ic. And ending . -with truth and loyalty. N.B.—The metre to be Tragicum lambieum Trimelrum Acatalecticum. Theme exercises are to be accentuated, and ac t ompimied by a literal Latin prose version, and are to be tent iu on or before the 30th of April, 1827. N. B. N o prize will be given to any exercise which is written, wholly or i n part (or of which the title, motto, superscription, ad dress, &e. are written), in the hand-writing of the candidate.— Any candidate it at liberty to send in his exercise printed or lithographed. No prize will be given to any candidate who hat Y t r ie tp ir it a t ,t t . he time fo r sen di ng i n the exercises, resided one term at - - A PROVID/NTIAL ROBBERY.--011 Saturday night week, a poor woman, returning to her Wome from Wood.. Was met by t h ree men i n a woo d, • who 1 her of 7 s. the amount of h er wee k' s l a b our . O n h er ederdsovisee.dir.,:tteollitialleitoghgnartetiehart.juogyht, in the dark, s ti tr e t i nn w ea r 11 ddersfi eld, representing to them that she had six children at hom e with ou t of the woman, to be be d, one aashi l o a f pelf tahsceoelv,ielbrel wnhich DOVER, DECMIBER 14. (FROM OUR OWN COMBPONDENT.) The proceedings in Parliament with respect to Portu gal have naturally created mud sensation here, and the constant arrival and departure of couriers and dispatches add to the excitement. On Tuesday the dispatching nine or ten couriers from Califs, on the arrival of tho steam-packet from hence, gave the alarm ; and yesterday, when the English mail-packet arrived, there was much amious enquiry for news. The uneasiness extends to Boulogne, where the number of British residents is very considerable. Lord Seaford embarked this morning for Calais in the Spitfire steam-packet, in his route to Paris. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. (From the Plymouth Journal.) We hear that Admiral Lord Exmouth, G. C. B. will certainly succeed Admiral Sir James Saumarea in the Plymouth command. It is also said that his Lordship's son, the Hon. Fleetwood Pellew; C. 8., will be his Flag Captain. The Pike, schooner, Lieut. Kelley, arrived on Friday, from Portsmouth, on her way to Cork. The Tyrian packet, bound to Falmouth, arrived on Thursday from Woolwich. The Vigilant ketch, Lieut. Meredith, sailed yesterday for Lis bon, with despatches, which arrived here express from London. The Sandwich packet arrived on Monday from Falmouth, and sailed again yesterday. In Hamoaze—Britaunia, Windsor Castle, Thetis, Satellite, Rifleman, Royalist, Nightingale. At the Wand—Cadmus, Pike. In the Sonnd—Tyrian. The Greek frigate, Mope, from New York for Napoli di Ro.. mania, to join the Greek hquadrqu under Lord-Cochrane, was spoken, on the 20th November, in let. 38. 00. lung. 02. 00. by the Antelope, • Farrant, which arrived at Falmouth, on Monday, frOm Stnyrna. . T. F. Jesup, Esq. of Plymouth, is appointed Secretary to Sir Tho►nae Hardy. Captain Bennett, of the Magnificent, stationed at Jamaica, has been invalided, and Lieut. G. Mansel has been appointed to that ship in hit room. . . _ .the following are the recent alterations in the African squa dron : Mr. Mathews, Admiralty Clerk of the Maidstone, to be Pur ser of the Redwing, vice Mr. Brauttd, deceased ; Lieut. Wakefield, of the Brazen, to command the Conflict gun-brig, vice Lieutenant Chrystie, invalided; Mr. Bedford, Midshipman of the North Star, to be Lieutenant of the Maidstone, vice Lieutenant Trine ham, appointed to the Louisa transport; Mr. Webb, Midshipman of the Redwing, to be Lieutenant of that sloop, vice Lieutenant Dituglas, invalided; Mr. Wingrove, Midshipman of the Maid stone, to be Lieutenant of the Brazen, vice Lieutenant Wakefield, appointed to the Conflict; Mr. Rogan, supernumerary Surgeon, to he Surgeon of the North Star, vice M'Dougall, invalided. A letter from an officer of his Majesty's ship Rose, dated Garden Bay, Scio, Sept. 16, states that that ship, in company with his Majesty's ship Cambrian, had just captured two Greek pirates; one laden with gun-powder, the other with 80,000 piastres, SO bales of raw silk, SO packages of saffron, a bag of pearls, and va rious other valuable articles of merchandize. His Majetty's ship'Cambrian arrived at Gibraltar on the 12d November, end sailed again the same day for Malta. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. LLOYD'S.—(Tilis DAY.) A Notice is put up at Lloyd's, from the Navy Office, that the Commissioners want a conveyance to Gibraltar, for 310 tons of provisions, and 131 tons of light ordnance stores. DEAL, DEc. 14.—Wind S. W.—No arrivals reported, either homeward bound, or outward bound. Outward remain. Poarsmourx, Dac. 14.—Wind S.W. Arrived, his Majesty's ship Menai, Halifax, Fanny Voase, Lister, from Oporto, with pas sengers. Left on the 7th inst. nine English vessels lying at Oporto. PLYMOUTH, Dac. 13.—Wind S.—Arrived the Providentia, higal ; General Brook, Eden, from Rio. FA LMOUTH, Dec. 13.—Wind S.W.—Arrived the Redpule packet, Bullock, front Brazil ; left Pernambuco the 28th Sep tember, Bahia the 3d October, and Rio Janeiro the 27th October; also the Smyrna, Ball, from London to Smyrna, with loss of sails and jib boom carried away. Sailed the Swallow packet, Balduck, from Jamaica ; the Duke of Marlborough packet, for Lisbon ; and the Union, Commerce, and Sarah, for London. STAFFORD ELECTION. Dec. 13. (Ftasr Dar's Pott.) The Mayor, Mr. Hughes. who is the returning officer, - ap peared on the busting* in the Shire Hall, at nine o'clock, when the candidates, and their respective friends, mustered, and the usual formeof election were gone through. Mr. Spooner was first proposed by Mr. Bolton, and seconded by Mr. Kendardine; Mr. Beaumont, by Capt. Kendardine, and Mr. Kingston. The Candidates then severally addressed the Burgesses. State of the Poll at the close last night : Beaumont Spooner 127 Majority for Beaumont 9 It is tbe,custom of the Borough for the Burgesses, on the first day's poll, to vote alphabetically ; and there is an ancient existing superstition that the majority of the letter B. (the most numerous letter in the poll-book) invariably succeeds. The election seldom lasts two entire days, and never exceeds that time.--The Mayor announced his intention of closing at four this evening. In political opinions the Candidates are not far removed, Mr. Spooner being liberal. On Tuesday last between four and five in the after noon, on the Caratairs road, about two miles from Lanark, as Mrs. Robertson, from Hamilton, who travels with goods for Mr. Piles, was returning from Ravenstruther, two men came suddenly out from the plantation on-the south side of the road upon her. One of them laid hold of a band-box in her hand, and asked what she had got? She answered it was of little value; without more ado he took it from her, and also another she had in her other hand. The one was la of silks, and cheeks for neckcloth*, and the other contained ladies' caps, lace, and cambric,. She was then pushed over, and, observing her pocket hanging below her gown, one of the miscreants put his foot upon her breast, and tore it off. It contained one, pound eighteen shillings in money. They were accompanied by a woman, covered over the head with a grey cloak. The female monster cried out, " the —.. has a ring upon her finger." While still lying, she told them not to take her life, and she would give it them, but that it would nut come off. Upon this, the fellow applied his teeth to it, and deprived the poor Woman of the pledge of many a year's conjugal affection. She was accompanied by a little girl, whose mouth one of them held fast with his hand, so cruelly, that the marks of his fingers appeared for several hours after. Having finished their spoliation, they returned into the wood.— One of them had on a long brown coat and trowsera, and was the most active ; the other wore a short blue coat and dark browsers -- Greenock Advertiser. and both bad hats,.—but neither had bundles_ carrying. DEATH OF A SINGULAR CHARACTER.—On Monday week expired, in his 86d year, Mr. Joseph Wright, for many years an industrious peruke-maker and hair-dresser, in Kirkgate, Wakefield. Nearly ten years ago his increasing age and infirmities induced him to retire from business, since which time he has lived alone, in a small house, in the most penurious manner. A pennyworth of milk with a couple of potatoes formed the principal part of the daily food of himself and a wretched dog, his only inmate. To these necessaries, he occasionally added, as 'a luxury, a pound of meat, which served him a week or ten days, and about once in a fortnight h e i n d u l ge d hi mse lf w i t h a half pennyworth of small beer. 'Latterly he has been nearly helpless, and almost lost in dirt, seldom washing himself, or suffering any one else to do it for hint. For nearly twelve months he has not slept in a bed, but taken his rest on two or three chairs before the fire, during which time he has had but two clean shirts ; the Om he wore so long, that when taken off it was obliged to be thrown into the tire. His house was a singular scene of filth and confusion, as he would not suffer a ny one to clean it, or put it in order. When told by Mr. Stetter, the medical gentleman who attended hint in his last illness, that lie had had some wine, he with eagerness exclaimed, "wine?-..,. b o w much?" A bottle, was the reply. "A bottle," he re-ech oe d with a death,tlattle there were found in different plac e s ? who is to pay for it?" On search liiatgtletlialte p a l i l . )l c ra e ea l h a see o n f ais ' ionter'his money, " gold and silver coins of various names and coinage, and some n otes, to the amount of 621/. 6s. 6d. Be sides this, he bad four houses, in one of which lie lived. It is not clearly known whether he possessed Any, other property'than• s amongst which a re 101. a wwhhaicthi: aafbtoevreaspfeewcifisedree. ific H i e elat h e as ies !eft a will dated in 161 n, by year to his surviving sister for her life, who is now 84 years old, he has divided his property equally amongst his seven nephews and o k i wi. —Leeds IntelligenFt6 FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE. (From the .'toile, dated Thursday.) CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. SITTING OF DEC. 14. M. CHILHAUD DE LA REGAUDIE, President. The Chamber of Deputies met at one o'clock. The President drew lots for the formation of the nine Committees, into which the Chamber is divided, for the verification of the returns of the new Deputies, and the examination of the projects of laws. The President of the Council, the Ministers of the Interior and of Justice, were introduced at a quarter to two. After the President had drawn lots, he informed the Deputies that they had now to proceed to the nomination of five candidates for the Presidency during the Session. Tile King chooses one out of the five presented. LIES OF THE DAY. The 'Quotidienne says, " The people ale so convinced that Don Miguel hat not taken the oath to the Constitution, that it would be difficult to contend by mere supposition against public opinion." • Quotidienne.—The news of the recall of M. de Moustiers was brought by an English courier. (From the Journal de commerce of Wednesday.) There is no decided mention in the King's Speech of the trou bles in Portug al :—" I hall unite my efforts to those of my Al lies," say theEditois of the Speech, " in order to arrange the differences and prevent the consequences." The last paragraph, however, supposes a case which would oblige France to display its warlike virtues. Is this display of sentiments and expressions in accordance with an event of so little importance as the taking up of arms by a troop of insurgents, if that event was not to have some other consequences than some slight troubles in the interior of Portugal. (From the Quotidienne of Wednesday.) It is certain that the state of Portugal occupies the attention of the people of London very much. As a question of principle, it excites the solicitude of the entire radical party in Parliament, who will give the aid of their opinion to Mr. Canning. As a question of interest, it affects the city of London and English ma facturers in general in so many ways, that that portion of public opinion which is founded on,positive interests is greatly alarmed.: Hence we find a common policy and an identity of language in all the English Papers, respecting Portugal—an identity which, if we may so express it, shows the fusion that has taken place in Parliament; between the radicals and ministerialists, respecting the attitude which England ought to assume in the affairs of Portugal. The public having placed some confidence in our news respect ing Portugal, which though precocious, was true, we feel it a duty to add further information, so as to enable them to understand the relative position of the Royalists and Constitutionalists in that kingdom. The Royalist refugees, as has been seen, have entered their coun try by four different points ; but the divisions after quitting the Spanish territory, lormed themselves into two bodies ; that of the North, which has taken Braganza, and that of the East, which oc curpoinegseeVt places illaVic of iosa,poErsttorgeer W s, ande left pe t th rha e ps er tl; oasf, theone of the et marching with rapid strides under the command of the Marquis of Chaves to Oporto. It is not yet known whether that important city has fallen into the hands of this wing of the army. That of the East, as we have already observed, is found much nearer Lisbon ; it has already passed through all the defiles of the moun tains without any opposition. Separated from the army of the North by a great extent of territory, and particularly by the Tagus, it seems destined to operate by itself, and it is probable that after it becomes augmented by the Royalists from the provinces on the right of the Tagus, it will attack the capital behind, while the army under the Marquis de Chaves will menace it on the side to wards Coimbra. AccoCding to the latest intelligence, this Royalist army of the East has taken up a position at Evora-de-Monte, which is two leagues beyond Estremos, on the road from Elves to Lisbon. The Constitutional troops that had been sent against this body, pos sessed at the same period the city of Evora, seven leagues to the south of Evora-de-Monte. It was no doubt this relative position of both armies, that gave currency to the report that they were in presence of each other. lt. however appears that the Constitu tional General hesitated to approach the Royalists, on account of the doubtful fidelity of the troops which they have under their command. We shall soon , know whether the Constitutional army on the left bank of the Tagus have come to an engagement witk the Royalist army opposed to it, or whether uniting with it, it will immediately march on the capital, and thus terminate the dis asters of Portugal. -; We know that the Marquis de Moustier, our Ambassador at Madrid, demanded his conge some time ago, in consequence of the difficulty he felt in his perilous situation, when our Ministry aban doned him to his instinct, in order that at a future period they might have a pretext for disavowing his proceedings. The Jour nals saw for a long time nothing but a recall in this coupe, and continued under a deception until the Etoile announced, that by the consent of his Cabinet, be was to take his seat in the Cham ber, M. Moustier was really recalled on account of his not hav ing faithfully adhered to the instructions which he had received re specting the affair of the Peninsula. Thus, that which had been considered a favour, turns out to be a disgrace. We do not mean to offer here any apology for 111. Moustier ; his conduct has ap-' peered to us sometimes deserving of censure; but we now find that he can account for himself, by 'allegirig the diversity of in structions which he has received, and the neglect in which Our policy has left him. It is very difficult for a man of intellect to reconcile contradictory duties imposed on him on a single question ; and when it is said that M. Moustier has not been faithful to his instructions, he probably may defend himself by showing instructions of more than one kind, and ask which of them he was to prefer. We know that our policy has really caused embarrasments to our Ambassadors, by the contra dictory instructions sent to them. And what is more, the Mi nistry are not content in giving orders for and against—they sometimes give no orders at all. So that while the policy of Europe is using a most incredible degree of activity, and courtiers are crossing each other on every route, our diplomatists remain without any rule of conduct, and are exposed either to do nothing or to do things which they will shortly after be obliged to dis avow. Under such circumstances we should grant great indul gence to our Ambassadors, and not to ascribe to them the want of foresight which properly belongs to the Cabinet. Being now re turned M. Moustier will be able to explain his conduct to the Chambers respecting that question which now alone occupies the attention of all Europe. 'We are assured that his recall was transmitted by an English courier. Tor some day's past we have • corresponded with Madrid only through foreign opportunities, and surely Mr. Canning will not complain that the portfolios of his diplomatists contain despatches, the object of which is to recall the French Ministers who do not submit to his policy. Letters from Naples of the 29th of November state, that the Austrian troops are making preparations for their departure. It is thought that they will leave the Neapolitan dominions about • the end of winter. Theseletters also state that an army of ob servation of about 6,000 men will remain in the Roman States, • and that it was at the request of the Pope that this arrangement has been agreed upon. • • PARIS STOCK EXCHANGIE, WRNESDAV EVSNING, Dxc. Five per Cents. Sfilf. 60c. 45c. 40c. 30c. 20c. 25e. 20c. 25c. ; Three per Cents. ex. div. 67f. 50e. 40c. 25c. SOc. 67f. ; •litank Actions, 2,055 f. ; Naples Rentes, 71f. 25c. 15 e . 71f. ; Cortes Bonds, no price ; Royal ditto, 52. Exchange on London, one month, 25f. 45c. paper ; 25f. 40. money; three months, 25f. 25e. paper ; 25f. 25c. money. MEWS. CONSTA BLE AND Co.—Among the con sequences whiCh have resulted from the failure of Messrs. Con stable and Co. none is more to be regretted than the delay which has taken place in the publication of many valuable works, which they were speedily to bring forward. Of these we may mention that a new edition was in contemplation of the Encyclopaedia Britannia, in which the Supplement, lately published, was to have been incorporated with the original work ; and the whole brought down, in the various departments of literature and sci ence, to the present time. The merit of the Supplement is well known ; and its great sale is the best evidence of its popularity. The former work displays also extensive research and originality in all the scientific discussions which it contains, many of which were written by the most celebrated names of that day. To have conjoined the ori g i na l an d the Supplement into one, with perf ec t attention to unity of design in all the leading articles of science, would, no doubt, have been a work of labour and diff icu l ty ; b ut if we look t o th e list of contributors to the latter publicati on , con taining, as it does, s o many well-known and emine n t names , i t will he seen at once that we can have no difficulty in finding per sons adequate to the skilful execution of this task. The whole work would have been thoroughly revi se d, an d would have fre ceived such additions and alterations as would have given it a pinit:btdhleiercnjenados.spiecpWtereet compendium of k now l e d ge that had ever been ; and would, we will ve n t ure to say, h ave rendere d When the country begins to improve we may hope that some enterprising booksellers will yet carry on this great undertaking, which, while we are convinced it would yield a fair return to the individuals engaged in it, would also be highly bene ficial to the general kterest of literature and science.... Edinburgh Observer. DAY ATONE O'CLOCK. PRICES OF STOCKS THI Bank Stock l9B 7 8 3 per Cent. Red 76% 5% 6% 3 per Cent. Cons. 3h per Cent: B2g Ditto Red. 92 1% 2% 4 per Cent. New... .........." - Ditto, 1826 9 1% Bank Long Ann. ......18 17% 18% India Stock Dittoßonds 7 10 5 9pm. PRICES OF FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent. — Brazilian Bonds .58 7 Buenos Ayres Bonds. Chilian'Bonds, 6 per ct. — Colombian Bonds — Ditto;lB24 3O 4 Danish, 3 per, cent. Greek Bonds . _77 Ditto 1826 Gualimala Mexican Bonds Do. 1826 South Sea Stork -- Old Annuities New Ditto E3 Dit . to ßals` : P p a wl_: Ditto-Small Ditto Commercial .................. Bank for Opening .................. India for Account .... . ............ Cons. for Acct. Fit ..... 83;1%4' 'NDS AT ONE 0 CLOCK. Neapolitan 1824 . ............ .... Pevian Bonds .................... SO ru Portuguese Bonds. .................... 5 Rrussian, 5 per cent............ 01 Ditto, New. .......................... 8 0 Russian, New, - 5 p. c ... .... . . Spanish, 1821 13 ...... 18 ... • ............... . -- French Rent's, p. ...... thf. --c --- Exchange. . .... 251.50 c. ---3 per cent. ex div. ----Exchange .... .. —4- PRICES OF SNARES AT ONE 0 - CLOCK. Paid. Par Slime. Anglo Mexican Mining Company X7S 40 41' 20 26 Brazilian Mining Company .5 2g 47 , - 0 10 '''' Columbian Mining Company l5 SI ig Potosi La Paz and Peruvian Assoc. United Mexican Mining Company 27 4 l' 16!v IN PRICE OF IRISH Bank Stock Gov. Stock, 334 per cent. SElfi Ditto, New b7 g. 4 7 4 per Cent. 96 1 4 Gov. Deb. 334 per cent .... 613$ Consola, 3 percent Royal Canal Stock Grand Canal Stock City Deb. I per cent. Ballad Office Deb. 4 per cent. STOCKS, DEC. 12. St. Patrick It . T.tr. (per Aare)... • WO ;ail ................ N a tional Ditto ................. Patriotic Ditto ..................... Hibernian Bank ................... Provincial Ditto ................... Royal Irish Mine .................. Imperial Mine .................... . Mining Co. of Ireland ............ Commercial Buildhn Arrived. Due. O Ainerim 0 O Brazil 0 • Buenos Ayres O Donagbadoe 0 I Dublin O Maulers ......... 0 I France I Gottenburgh 0 HIGH WATER AT LOND Morning, l6 minutes after 2. :Ls. Arrived. Due. Jersey. O Otterniey & 2 I lambitrgh .......... I Holland ............... 0 0 O Jamaica . .... . O Leeward I s l a nds ... 0 O Lisbon ................. 0 O Malta... ............ 2 Waterfor7d .......•.... IN BRIDGE TO-NOR/101V. Evening 31 minutesaßet S. 'Mt *tit, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, DEC. 15, 1826. dat T ed he T F h r u e r t s l d cl a t y P m ap on er i ti in o g f , W hav e e di r les ea d ci a l y e , d and batyhe E tot. express; but it would not appear from their contents t hat the news of our KING'S Message to Parliament on Mon ' day night had been received in Paris when these p a p ers were printed. The Etoile does not contain a wor d on the subject, and the other papers speculate on the policy which Great Britain will pursue in terms which clearly prove that they were then in ignorance of the manly declaration of our intentions, which his MA' JESTY'S Message promulgated to the world. The last paragraph of the King of FitAxci s Speech was interpreted in Paris as by no means in' plying a peaceable disposition on the part of his A li ' nisters; and the Funds declined, in consequence, r ° 98f. 25c. and to 67f. What the effect will Mond icn the events which have taken place here since MonsY night are known, will probably be ascertained in t he course of this afternoon. t h a t the The Quotidienne of 'Wednesday sta tes, four divisions of the Royalist e lt e fuge es 11 ich.liave two tered the Portuguese territory had formed Int% DEI columns. That of the North, un der the diaries 0 strid CHAVES, is said to be marching with rapid a an the Oporto ; and that of the Ease to have Pass a nd to be defiles of the mountains without c if osition,. d i rec t intelbgen ce approaching Lisbon ; but no b Head-qu arters of pears to have been received from t h e these Rebels. from th ese In another column will be found extracts Papers. fe • intimate that they were well informed of the . state of af - The fairs in Portugal, and that • two regiments had actually sailed fraoemcouthnetsnef:"---ro, m Gibraltar, received this moin one of which was the 42d High- land ers. We received this morning the Hamburg, id.- - 0 pondent-of the 9th inst, from whiCh the following $r the only extracts worth making : /Trassatlasn, I,i-c. _f citl N L Vhi uovte le rfiTuo w ex e :a have an extremely mild autumn and of: 6 ': : (.. winter, we find that they have bad snow for some weeko pa l in the Southern provinces. On the 25th of Oct. the shipping season at Archangel ".11° closed. The number of vessels that have arrived during the /l ir was 211, of which 171 were English. t f h o e llo n w ig in h g t, ino d r ae ni v n e .l l gTuheesN:wvareafindreithbeythree chief Wall ° I ‘l - neytthheeeiavrerlbiaennfgkasan,ysant4dadriteaagver:roal:p.":.:theeeke oqhfuen7heneet.incititYea;:b:P: great danger. The lamps sa t es h e Admiralty Were lighted 01 . ° l i : but we The new Austrian Loan has been taken til;etbloetclorigt:r'a:taosircis:sgg:6. --- b e d us ill t ;; poS' big D , :t o t i c i h t a i P n a s p :n s e o a f e t c h o e u n 1 t 3 s t I f t ro i n m s t . j racy:: v the Du tch seas little interest, as the struggles between iled troops and the rebels have been already fu l l y dela 5 cortsllAo the D.Ec;;:the Not only the farmers begin to take courage fog? tblsr;,,,, s la ut.h v corn prices, but the West India Planters have bau 2 a 8 p ,:::: 0: productive s G . cr u o:f ih p btl y i g e l a l a . preceding years. The island of St. Croix ale" ha s P r ILICHANGII6 OW LONDON, , WO mont h s, 56 '' PITIIISBUSCH Nov . Dzaux D ' 24."--6 11-16 Lieirs ' ". 6.—Three months, 6 271- tc, Mc. 4.—Three months, 6 Y 7 f. VIENNA, 9rt.si.t_snill 7; two g ood the deficiencies otoduo;1 Ams ito Nov. • .--Two months, 10 5. TE ADI, Dxc. 12.-40 I ; two months, 59 1 1 . . t.. ma i !ls is fr i On la t 3 ; and Rio Janeiro, Oct. 27th. The contents of them' are by no means important. We subjoin a few e%to.cattli: .iri‘esitayd'seipzdkaettedbriAgußg.esdr;leiih; aorarihvie: one of which, we regret, is fraught with the mos t ' rl ie , culous absurdityi in describing the EMPERO'S f p sire to have a Celestial Chie f Patron of the Emir e ° KW DS JANSIRO, °GT. 1 2, , , March, oi nthia ti oc is cas ma ill y This day being the Emperor's birth-day was ttelebrated nil"' great pomp. The Dario of the 14th is filled with lists of promotions old 13th May, 7th September, and 12th October, Jh' il " P has ordered that the 9th January, 0,111 observed throughout the Empire as national festivals. His Majesty has conferred on the city of St. Salvador, the capital of the province of Bahia, the title of " Lori 811 "..' tient." Oct. 20.—The Diario contains an Edict of the Bishop oi Rio, announcing that his Majesty, animated by the religion and piety for which be and all the persons of his Royal liouNe are &oli goished, had been sensibk that he could not properly managtithe affairs of his people, unlegt be procured a celestas! patron, srbo,l4` his intercession with God, might obtain for him the strength ne., emery for good government. He did not went to consider loot; f" being particularly devoted to bunesake, St. Pedro de Alcantara, of the order of the hlinorites of St. Francis, he, rt. solved to choose him for the principal patron of tbe whole ear Brazil.